mgsci-workflow
Management Science Workflow (mgsci-workflow)
Overview
This is the router. It does not replace any specialized skill; it tells you which mgsci- skill to use right now* for your Management Science manuscript.
Default assumption: unless the user says otherwise, treat the target as Management Science — the INFORMS flagship established in 1954 by the precursor Institute of Management Sciences (TIMS). It is deliberately bimethodological: it places rigorous analytical/quantitative work (operations research, optimization, stochastic processes, game and economic theory) side by side with empirical work (econometrics, lab/field experiments, behavioral studies, data science), across every functional business area — accounting, finance, marketing, operations, information systems, strategy, entrepreneurship, organizations, behavioral economics. There is no single dominant method by design; each Department sets its own field-appropriate rigor bar. The unifying test is rigor plus a decision-relevant management/business contribution that travels across departments.
Editor-in-Chief Christoph H. Loch (term Jan 1, 2024 - Dec 31, 2026). Submissions are routed into a specific Department (e.g., Accounting; Behavioral Economics and Decision Analysis; Data Science; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Finance; Healthcare Management; Information Systems; Market Design, Platform, and Demand Analytics; Marketing; Operations Management; Optimization and Decision Analytics; Organizations; Stochastic Models and Simulation; Strategy; Sustainability). Verify the current masthead and department set on INFORMS PubsOnline before submission.
When to trigger
- "What should I do next?" with a half-built Management Science manuscript
- You are unsure which Department your paper belongs to, or whether it fits Management Science vs a sister INFORMS journal (Operations Research, M&SOM, Marketing Science)
- A model exists but the managerial insight is thin, or data exist but the contribution is unclear
- A Department Editor desk-rejected on "fit" or "better suited elsewhere" and you need to re-aim
- You received a decision letter (R&R or reject) and need to switch into response mode